Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-03-04
HOUSE
FORTY-sIXTH DAY.

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approved. r,
The Judiciary committee recommended
the passages of house bills 224, 154, 1879 and
8, all but the first with amendments, and
that house bill 80 be not passed. A recon-
mendation regarding the complication,
publication and distribution of the laws,
based upon suggestions in the governors s
message, may be found in the house Jour
nal in this issue.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved that house bill
145 be made the special order for March I'd,
at O'clock. i
Mr.. BURNHAM moved to reconsider the
vote by which house bill Is, the punitive
damages bill, was yesterday indefinitely
postponed, which motion prevailed
Mr.. ADAMS moved that the bill be re-
ferred to the committee on railroads, and
the motion prevailed.
Mr.. AIKENS moved that the clerk pre-
pare and have published as part of the
journal of the day the number of bills re-
naming upon general orders, also the
special order for the succeeding day, if any,
The motion prevailed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
No. 254. BY the judiciary committee
To provide for the compilation, publication
and distribution of the laws of the terri
tory of Dakota.
No. 255. By Mr.. MILTIMORE-to en-
able towns and cities to change the name,
number and boundaries of wards.
No. 256. BY Mr.. SHOOK-To provide for
the levy and collection of taxes upon the
property of railroad companies in the terri
tory of Dakota.
No. 257. BY Mr.. WARD-To provide for
the issuing of bonds and for additional
buildings and improvements for the insane
asylum at Yankton, and to appropriate
No: 258. BY Mr.. MooRE-To require
county commissioners to fix the salaries of
meeting in October.
No. 259. BY Mr.. BIDLAKE-To create a
new subdivision Of the Third judicial dis
trict.
SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
House bills Nos. 2S5, 2S6, 2S7, 2sS 24S, 244,
245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 25O, 251, 252, 253 were
read second time aud referred to appro-
pirate committees.
THIRD READINGS.
No. 141. To provide for the maintenance
and extension of the Spearish normal
school. Favorably reported from the COM
mittee on appropriations. Considered and
amended in committee of the whole.
Passed-ayes, 81; nays, 1.
No. 216 Providing funds for the con-
struction of dormitory and wing for the
university at VermilliOn. Favorably re-
ported from the committee on appropria-
tiOns. Considered and amended in COM
mitteee of the whole. Passed-ayes, 35;
nays, l.
No. 1877. To repeal chapter 85 of the
laws Of 1885. A substitute bill reported by
the committee on judiciary, and adopted
in committee OF the whole. Change of
venue in preliminary examinations. Passed
ayes, 81; nays, none.
No. 2S9. To provide for the relocation
of county seats in cases where they have
been located by vote of less than two
thirds of all the electors voting. Favora-
bly, reported by the committee. Passed
No. So. Establishing a territorial uni
versityat Ordway. Amended by commit
tee to substitute Aberdeen for Ordway.
Considered in committee of the whole.
Passed-ayes, %: nays. IL.
No. 80. Requiring county treasurers to
designate funds in designated repositories.
Adversely reported. On motion. further
consideration Indefinitely postponed.
No. 224. Has reference to courts in the
Black Hills. Favorably reported by COM
mittee. Passed-ayes, 80; nays, none.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The house went into committee of the
whole, Mr. Morris in the chair, and took up
as the special order house bill No. 227, re-
lating to the redemption of lands sold for
taxes.
Mr.. PRUITT offered amendment. in the
way of a'substitute, to meet the objection
raised yesterday by Mr.. Williams, Of Bur
amendment, which motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. PUTT it was ordered
that when the committee rise it report the
bill for passage.
No. 1856. Relating to the vacation of
town plats. Also special order for this
An amendment offered by Mr.. Fellows.
providing that cities chartered under
special acts shall be excepted from its pro-
Visions, occasioned debate. The motion
was lost.
Mr.. FELLOWS then renewed his
amendment in another form, but to accom-
plish the same end. He argued that when
land had been plated and become holden
for a proportion of the expenses incurred
by the city, it was unjust that he should
be permitted to escape and throw the bur-
den upon others. The discussion contin-
ued at considerable length, and was par
ticipated in by Messrs. Fellows. Mentzer,
Williams, of Burleigh, Sullivan and Pruitt.
On division the amendment prevailed by
vote of 16 to IA.
Mr.. PRUITT moved that when the COM
mittee rise it report the bill back with the
recommendation thati it pass except as to the
amendment offered by the gentleman from
Grand Forks.
Mr.. FELLOWS moved as a substitute
that the bill be recommended to pass as
amended.
The substitute was lost by vote of Is to
IA.
Mr.. WILLIAMS of Burleigh, moved as a
substitute for the original motion that
when the committee rise it report with the
recommendation that it be made the
special order for 2 O'clock tomorrow.
This started the discussion anew, and it
participated in by Messrs. AIkens, Crosse,
Adams, Mentzer and Glendenning.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, Of Burleigh, made the
point OF order that the motion that the bill
be reported back without certain amend
mentS which had been made in committee
of the whole was not in order.
This was discussed, but no decision made
bv the chair, and finally vote was taken
on the substitute motion Of Mr.. Williams,
and it was lost.
The question then recurred upon the
original motion to report to the house with